Chapter 18 Volcanic Activity Magma A mixture of











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Chapter 18 Volcanic Activity


Magma • A mixture of molten rock, suspended mineral grains, and dissolved gases deep beneath Earth’s surface. • Forms when temperatures are high enough to melt rock – 800°C-1200°C

Factors That Affect Magma Formation • Temperature and Pressure – As pressure increases the temperature at which a substance melts increases. • Presence of water – Lowers the melting point temperature

Three Major Types of Magma 1. Basaltic magma – Least explosive 2. Andesitic magma 3. Rhyolitic magma – Most explosive • Magmas differ in the source rock from which they form, viscosity, silica content, gas content and explosiveness

Intrusive Activity Affects Earth’s Crust • Magma can force rock apart and enter newly formed fissures (cracks) • Magma can cause rocks to break off and sink into the magma chamber • Magma can melt rock into which it intrudes

Types of Intrusions • Batholiths, stocks, sill, dikes, and laccoliths are plutons that are classified according to their size shape and relationship to surrounding rock. • Batholiths are the largest plutons and often form the cores of many of Earth’s major mountain chains.

Volcanoes • Lava flows onto Earth’s surface through a vent • Multiple lava flows can accumulate to form a volcano • A crater is a depression that forms around a vent at the summit of a volcano • A caldera is a large crater that forms when a volcano collapses during or after an eruption.

Three Types of Volcanoes • Shield volcanoes • Cinder cone volcanoes • Composite cone volcanoes

Tephra • Rock Fragments ejected from a volcano

Where Volcanoes Form • Convergent and divergent • Flood basalts plate boundaries – when lava flows from fissures to form flat • Hotspots – Usually hot areas in the mantle that are stationary for a long period of time plains or plateaus
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